"Cast Iron Serpent, Mid-19th Century"
Sculpture of a snake in iron.Cast iron. France.
Mid 19th century.
L. 5,7 in. ; w. 3,1 cm.
Sculpture of a snake in cast iron, remarkable for the colour of its patina and the quality of the sculpture, probably a French work from the mid-19th century, part of the movement towards animal sculpture, the most famous example might be the Python embracing a gazelle by Barye.
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